reCAPTCHA in WP comments form

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Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

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5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ IT_Architect

   3.8y ago

   It does not work. When you hit the button, it gives a green check and passes everyone.

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2. ★★★★★ elikattoura

   5.8y ago

   Tested on WordPress 5.6 and it worked perfectly fine

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3. ★★★★★ Rik

   5.9y ago

   not working, the captcha wont appear and comments will be put into spam folder automatically after configuration is complete. support questions in the last 2 years are unanswered as well, as we can see here. Wouldn’t bother with this plugin . This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by Rik.

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4. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   6.1y ago

   I’ve used this plugin for a few years and it worked great – until WP 5.5 when it caused the comments ‘submit’ button on my blog and theme to cease working. I’ve now deactivated it and found an alternative plugin and my readers can now post comments again.

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5. ★★★★★ gertrudew

   6.4y ago

   Nice, simple and very helpful recaptcha!

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6. ★★★★★ intellectminds1

   7.0y ago

   Hello, I have integrated this plugin to my site but it is not working on Chrome Browser but it works well on Firefox. Any help on this issue? Thanks

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7. ★★★★★ cahardy

   7.2y ago

   Hope this gets fixed; currently unusable.

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8. ★★★★★ briannie

   7.3y ago

   This is very disappointing on two counts. I have a client whose website is being bombarded by bots and so, on that basis, I installed this reCaptcha plugin. Unfortunately I can’t get it to work – it could well be me but that’s disappointment 1. Disappointment 2 is that it’s now Two days and 13 hours since very politely asking for help and no response. In the meantime my client gets more and more concerned. I can wait no longer so plugin deleted and another solution found where reCaptcha works beautifully. Looking back through the reviews I see some as old as a year and no help given so I guess with this author that’s just par for the course. Sad really!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 9.1.2 Update error correction 9.1.2
2. — Version 9.1.1 Correction admin URL in ajax calls for non standard wp installations Tested up wp 5.1.1 Also tested with theme Twenty Nineteen 9.1.1
3. — Version 9.1.0 New plugin settings for supporting different WP comments form HTML structure types Adding javascript methods based on HTML queries (instead of just ID attributes) for inserting reCAPTCHA plugin Improving dynamic comments 9.1.0
4. — Version 9.0.3 Adapt the plugin to new google error messages contents to avoid fake falses because of Google adds a new error for any “duplicated test” Change the plugin versioning schema to 0.0.x.y.z to x.y.z for improving Composer or 9.0.3
5. — Version 0.0.9.0 Upload error correction 0.0.9.0
6. — Version 0.0.9 New installation Wizard when you install the plugin from scratch Also automatic Installation Wizard launch when no reCAPTCHA API keys detected New visual dinamic interface for Google reCAPTCHA settings configuration New 0.0.9

Translated into 5 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-03-25 9K+ → 8K+ down after 247 days in tier
2. 2025-07-21 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-07-20 9K+ → 10K+ up after 3 days in tier
4. 2025-07-17 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-07-16 9K+ → 10K+ up after 3 days in tier
6. 2025-07-13 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2267 days in tier
7. 2019-04-29 8K+ → 10K+ up after 134 days in tier
8. 2018-12-16 900+ → 8K+ up

Competes with

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reCAPTCHA in WP comments form: 8K+ active installs, 4.1★ (20 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/recaptcha-in-wp-comments-form